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Vote March 3: Santa Cruz City Council recall, Drew Glover’s seat

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2024-01-25T13:15:03-08:00February 9, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, Circle Church, City of Santa Cruz, Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, Corridor Plan, development, Donna Meyers, Drew Glover, economy, environment, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Justin Cummings, People's Agenda, recall, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Council, Tim Fitzmaurice|

Candidates Drew Glover, Renee Golder, Tim Fitzmaurice discuss their stances

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Vote March 3: The District 1 supervisor race

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2024-01-26T11:18:37-08:00February 6, 2020|Tags: 1500 Capitola Road, ADU, development, economy, elections, Elections 2020, homelessness, housing, John Leopold, Mark Esquibel, Nissan project, People's Agenda, rail corridor, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

We hear from incumbent John Leopold and challengers Manu Koenig, Mark Esquibel, Benjamin Cogan

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Vote March 3: The District 2 supervisor race

By Stephen Baxter|2024-01-26T13:58:39-08:00February 3, 2020|Tags: ADU, Becky Steinbruner, development, District 2, elections, housing, People's Agenda, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Becky Steinbruner takes on incumbent Zach Friend

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Santa Cruz raises affordability bar for housing projects

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:51:04-08:00January 15, 2020|Tags: development, Donna Meyers, housing, inclusionary, inclusionary requirement, Justin Cummings, library, Martine Watkins, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Developers will have less incentive to build very low-income units

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Supervisors recommend cap on vacation rentals

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:51:05-08:00January 14, 2020|Tags: Aptos, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Seacliff, vacation rentals|

Parking, local owner requirements also may be in the works

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Voting in Santa Cruz County 101

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:45-07:00January 8, 2020|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, district elections, Drew Glover, elections, Elections 2020, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Local|

How to vote and what's on your ballot

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Syringe exchange rules changed in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:51:07-08:00December 11, 2019|Tags: development, eviction, housing, mobile homes, needle exchange, needles, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Also, supervisors protect mobile home park residents

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Disposable cup fee to start in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:51:09-08:00November 19, 2019|Tags: ADU, education, homelessness, housing, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Money also approved for school safety, homeless

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Live Oak affordable housing project approved by county

By Stephen Baxter|2023-12-14T12:02:31-08:00November 5, 2019|Tags: 1500 Capitola Road, affordable housing, development, eviction, housing, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Board also enacts eviction rules, considers fee for cups

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Santa Cruz approves West Cliff condos

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2025-06-24T15:57:48-07:00October 23, 2019|Tags: 190 West Cliff Drive, Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Nissan project, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Plus, rural voters to decide fire protection tax

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Santa Cruz City Council rejects censure of members

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:50-07:00October 9, 2019|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Donna Meyers, Drew Glover, Focus Strategies, housing, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Politicians' discord vexes residents

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Santa Cruz tackles public restrooms

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:51:36-07:00August 28, 2019|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, development, homelessness, housing, Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

City council also kills 'Corridor Plan'